THE story of a daydreamer who tells lies to get himself out of trouble will be performed on stage next week.

Billy Liar will be the first production in the new season at Kidderminster's Rose Theatre and runs from Monday until Saturday, February 4.

The play, which is by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, will be presented by resident company, The Nonentities.

It tells the tale of Billy Fisher, who is an ambitious but ultimately lazy young Yorkshire slacker with a dreary occupation working as a clerk at Shadrach and Duxbury's funeral directors.

He spends most of his time daydreaming of Ambrosia, a fantasyland where he is a hero but a series of minor indiscretions cause Billy to lie in order to avoid the penalties.

As these events start catching up with him, his lies snowball, with comical results to cover his tracks.

Finally, when his life is a total mess, and nobody believes a word he says, an opportunity to run away from everyone to London presents itself and Billy has a difficult decision to make.

For further information and tickets, contact the box office on 01562 743745.